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I let my people know that I'd love to work with Ryan Coogler one day because I thought he's just one of those truly auteur directors of our time. And I was just like, 'I want to work with a guy like that.' I think he has such a great understanding and distinct voice of his own. ”

It's only until we confront the darkness of our past that we can responsibly move forward. ”

As a child, I would watch 'Frasier' a lot, and there was one episode with Derek Jacobi where he was playing this Shakespearean actor that was a terrible Hamlet. And he reenacted the performance, and for days I went on. I'd perform and do that, and I knew I wanted to do something kind of like that as a kid for awhile. ”

What is your duty to a country? Do you follow it blindly? Or do you challenge your country to be better and stand up to the ideals that all men are created equal and everyone deserves equity, not just equality? ”

I am from Trinidad and Tobago, so I actually grew up in Tobago on the beach, just running around, playing, watching really creative people, and being exposed to really deep, rich stories from a young age. ”

I need to not be typecast as big, black, and dumb but be seen as an intelligent, witty, bold, and charismatic person. ”

I like to go into things, and I like to make the most bold choice to tell the particular story being told. ”

Even being part of a world like 'Black Panther,' that is gonna be something that's deeply commercial, it still is about a narrative of people who are unseen, unheard, and unrepresented, you know? ”

I would love more stories with strong characters of color who don't always fit the mold that Hollywood has created in the past. ”

My agents love pranking me. ”